Hayden Panettiere

Perky, petite and equally at home in earnest drama and mainstream comedy, Hayden Panettiere began her career as a child model and soap opera actress. As a preteen, she worked steadily as a voiceover a...
Read More...

Richard Cartwright/ABC
This was a huge week for some of television's leading ladies. Revenge (starring Emily VanCamp), Scandal (starring Kerry Washington), and The Good Wife (with Julianna Margulies) all had (or are about to have) pretty epic season premieres, and the women heading up these dramas seriously know how to run a show. Between Emily Thorne's revengenda, Olivia Pope's white hat, and Alicia Florrick's...well, everything...there's plenty to learn from these women. Although they're all very different and (to be fair) Alicia Florrick really is in a class by herself, they share a few common factors that we need to zone in on if we're going to get better at life.
Step 1: Get New Clothes
Every superhero has his or her costume and when Emily, Olivia, and Alicia are out saving the world (each in their own unique way), they are always dressed for the job. Emily’s a Hampton socialite, Olivia’s a DC lawyer/fixer, and Alicia is a lawyer/governor’s wife, but they all have a similar style. Whether in business attire or dressed for the after-party, they manage to pull off sexy, classic, and chic all at the same time. By the time you throw in the perfect hair (please note that they all either go for the side or middle part) and the shoes – you’ve got three women who simply exude power.
Step 2: Even When You’re Reckless And/Or Unsure, Appear To Be Ridiculously Confident In Yourself
Let’s be real—these leading ladies are not exactly good girls… at least not all of the time. Shonda Rhimes has had to come to the defense of her Olivia Pope character, saying that she’s too human to be a role model. All of these women have, at some point or another, lied or cheated or even done something wholly unforgiveable to a loved one. But they have, like, this thing in their jawline (we think it’s called intelligence) where they almost never falter, never look remotely unsure of themselves. We like that. Plus, it makes their vulnerable moments seem all the more real.
Step 3: Get Yourself A Die-Hard Crew
Emily has her Nolan, Olivia has The Gladiators, and Alicia has a variety of folks (lawyers, clients, friends) who -- depending on the situation -- have her back. But they’ve all also proven their loyalty at some point, so first get loyal, then get yourself a crew.
Step 4: Try Your Best To Make Out With Good-Looking Men Whom You Also Respect
No, really. This is important. It’s come to our attention that all of these women make out with good-looking men who they also respect. Granted, some of the men are not exactly available, some of them have made questionable moral decisions, and one of them is the President of the United States. But that’s not the point! If you’re looking to be successful in life, you start by pretending you’re either Emily Thorne, or Olivia Pope, or Alicia Florrick – and only make out with good-looking guys who you also respect. Or women. Depending on your preference.
Follow @Hollywood_com
//
More:Can 'Revenge' Return To Its Former Glory?You Absolutely Must Watch 'Scandal'Get To Know Shonda Rhimes
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

FOX
Guillermo del Toro is an imaginative and passionate filmmaker whose work is unjustly overlooked by the American public (note that we say "American," as his grosses overseas are far more impressive). But anyone who still keeps up with The Simpsons might get a glimpse into the artist's creative, horror-skewing mind. The Pacific Rim director has delivered the opening theme segment to this year's "Treehouse of Horror" episode of The Simpsons, littering the 2-minute-45-second video with more visual references to classic horror and fantasy films than you can count... and we mean that. Go on, try and count 'em all.
We applaud you, del Toro, and anyone who can compile a hearty list of creatures and characters the genre-loving auteur has injected into his darkly enjoyable opener. Check out the video, and catch this year's "Treehouse" episode on Oct. 6.
More:'The Simpsons' Will Kill Off an Emmy-Winning CharacterFirst 'Simpsons'/'Family Guy' CrossoverNew HBO Comedy Looks Hilariously Gross
Follow @Michael Arbeiter
| Follow @Hollywood_com
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

Splash News
Any fan of Louis C.K.'s acclaimed FX series Louie knows that the writer/director/star has a good deal of fun with the canon of his in-universe family. Over the course of the past three seasons we've seen many relatives: one brother; three sisters — wait, no, was it four sisters? Whose daughter was Amy?; a niece (that's Amy); a brother-in-law; a mother who was, A) kind and compassionate, and B) demonic and caustic; a father who was, A) thickly accented and sexually explicit, and B) long estranged from his son and living in Boston; an Uncle Excelsior who doubled as a New Jersey stranger opting for an orgy with our hapless hero; and an ex-wife who has been shown to be dismissive, white (at least her arms), supportive, and black.
There's no hard reason why all of these things cannot coexist in one dense, fertile chronology, but some have pointed at C.K. as simply picking and choosing what specific reality he wants to represent week by week. But some consistency does appear to exist: Louie is bringing brother Robbie back for the first time since Season 1.
Robert Kelly played Louis' even more pitiful brother Robbie in three Season 1 episodes. He is introduced as a venerable sad sack and sorry excuse for a support system for the recently divorced Louis, and then revisited as a victim of his and Louis' mother's (version B) cruel withholding of affection. But Season 2 and 3 kept us Robbie-less, instead offering sisters in the form of a pregnant Rusty Schwimmer, a crying Lisa Emery, and a delightfully surprising Amy Poehler. But as Louis' only recurring sibling so far, it'll be fun to see what the newer, weirder, more inventive identity that the show has taken will do with the C.K. brotherhood.
Additionally, we might be seeing Dunkin' Donuts take some kind of a role in Louie, which is hardly a far-fetched notion...
Splash News
Louie returns to FX in 2014... a long ways away, yes, but perhaps time duly set aside for giving those old episodes a second or fifth viewing on Netflix.
More:'Wilfred' Will End After Season 4'American Psycho' Series Coming to FXAmazon Announces 3 New Comedy Pilots
Follow @Michael Arbeiter
//
| Follow @Hollywood_com
//
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

Eddy Chen/FOX
Every hero needs a villain, but sometimes a TV show creates a character that just becomes so irritating that you just want to stop watching the show altogether. This is also known as The Poochie Effect, from that episode of The Simpsons where Homer's new rad-surfer-dog character ruins The Itchy and Scratchy Show. Here's a handful of current and recent examples.
Sue Sylvester, Glee
We have nothing but love for Jane Lynch, and certainly Sue is not the only problem this maddeningly uneven show has had over the years. But Sue Sylvester is such a smug, preening irritant that she's best enjoyed in small doses. Instead, she became the show's breakout star in the first season and the writers responded by giving her tracksuited self more and more screen time.
Sophie Kerchinsky, 2 Broke Girls
Again, it's a stretch to say that 2 Broke Girls would actually be a good show without the presence of Jennifer Coolidge's broad, one-note portrayal of a blowsy Polish housekeeper. But like Lynch -- who Coolidge was so good playing against in Christopher Guest's fantastic Best in Show way back when -- Coolidge has had what should have been a small guest role expanded far too much. It's taking away from the show's primary charms. Which, admittedly, mostly involve staring at Kat Dennings' chest and Beth Behrs' legs. But still.
Christopher Pelant, Bones
Bones has never done well with the season-long villain arcs, because they detract from the show's essentially light and frothy tone. (For a series that regularly features corpses in varying states of decay, Bones has a surprisingly His Girl Friday kinda feel.) But Christopher Pelant is just annoying. For one thing, his supposed ability as a super-hacker to use basically any item more complicated than a toaster as a surveillance device strains credulity and turns him into a cartoon super-villain who doesn't seem to have any motives for his actions other than being a pest. The whiny, juvenile feel of Andrew Leeds' portrayal of the character just makes him come off as an obnoxious little brat, and the sooner he's gone, the better.
Scarlett O'Connor, Nashville
Clare Bowen is a perfectly capable singer and actress, and I sort of get why showrunner Callie Khouri wanted to have the character of Scarlett in her show, to be able to show a third singer at a different level of her career. The thing is, the glammy soap that is the entire Rayna and Juliette show is more than enough show in and of itself, and shoehorning in Scarlett's comparatively drab storylines just stops the show dead. The frustrating thing is, Bowen's clearly a better singer than either Connie Britton or Hayden Panettiere, so it's a shame she can't be better integrated into the series.
Mark Brendanawicz, Parks and Recreation
Finally, here's an example of how much a show can improve when it cuts out the dead weight. Mark Brandanawicz, whose sole character trait was that he was fed up with both his job and his life, literally did not fit in the Parks and Recreation world. As a love interest for Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope, Paul Schneider came off as a cold fish, and his dead-eyed ennui wasn't anywhere near as funny as Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, who was both funnier and more cynical. Although the producers later claimed that they had planned to write Mark off the show all along and that they also planned to bring him back, the brilliant double-team of Rob Lowe and Adam Scott made Schneider surplus to requirements. The show became 100% better as soon as their characters appeared.
Follow @Hollywood_com
//
More:TV Actresses Get Naked For Allure Photo ShootHollywood's Most Famous SiblingsWho the F?: Marc Maron's Best WTF Interviews With Lesser Stars
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

We've reached the point at which were moreover tired of lamenting (or defending) Miley Cyrus' VMAs performance, but we're still up for an odd joke or two about the whole debacle. And since it's especially funny when celebrities come to terms with their own ill-conceived antics, jumping on the bandwagon of regret with a few gags up their sleeves, we'd love to hear Miley herself throw in a jab or two at whatever the hell she was doing that fateful Sunday night. And although she mines the event for humor in her new promo for Saturday Night Live, it's clear that she sees no error in the bizarre ordeal: she and SNL star Taran Killam are making fun of the reactions to Cyrus' performance, not the performance itself.
NBC
Still, some of us hold fast to the specks of charm emanated by Cyrus. She might be a loon, might be heading for a shame explosion of Bieberic proportions, but she's got some degree of likability still resting on her shoulders. So check out the above promo and see if she makes up for her recent malfeasances on Saturday night's show.
More:Miley Cyrus Broke Up with Liam Hemsworth for SextingMiley Cyrus Needs to Collaborate with Kanye WestMiley Is Still Trying to Get Our Attention in 'Wrecking Ball' Vid
Follow @Michael Arbeiter
//
| Follow @Hollywood_com
//
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

CBS
Mork is back. Well, actually, it's just Robin Williams, who went off to another planet known as Movieland for about 35 years before deciding to return to the small screen. Now he's in The Crazy Ones, which is about an advertising executive and his daughter, who is also part of the firm. After this prolonged absence, does Williams have the juice to keep a show alive and make it thrive?
Early signs are yes, with over 15 million people watching the premiere. Williams was his usual manic self at the beginning of the episode, spouting off gibberish that made us all wonder if his character had lost it. It turns out, like many of Williams' roles, he was just being crazy like a fox. The gist of it: McDonald's needed a new ad and his firm was in danger of losing the account. So he set up a desperate Hail Mary to land Kelly Clarkson, who was playing herself. Or some version of herself. In what was probably the funniest part of the whole episode, they riffed on how to make a really ribald version of the McDonald's song (It was also nice to see James Wolk be an ad man who was not trying to undermine everyone there - Hi Bob Benson!).
Williams was a pro, mesmerizing in his scenes and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy got older! Boo!) did a great job as a straight man...er...woman to Williams' schtick. He also showed the depth of humanity that he is known for. He's not a cardboard cutout who just wants to make people laugh. The show was well written without teetering too far on either schmaltzy or insane, though Gellar belting out a song in the middle of a crowded restaurant did edge up to being both but the scene didn't fall over the edge.
I'm going to be like the millions of people who likely decided to see what a second episode brings before fully committing to this show, but it was a very promising beginning. I know I'm not crazy for doing so.
Follow @Hollywood_com
//
More:'The Crazy Ones' Is Hilarious...If You Like Robin WilliamsMartin Freeman to Star in 'Fargo' SeriesBoyd Crowder from 'Justified' Rocks!
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

YouTube
Memo to CBS 42 (Birmingham, AL) morning co-anchor Gina Redmond: from now on, you should refer to those little yappy German dogs only as dachshunds. Especially when you're on live TV. Your weatherman Mark Prater thanks you in advance.
The amazing thing about this clip is that Redmond genuinely seems to have no idea that she just said something funny!
Follow @Hollywood_com
//
More:Which Character Will 'The Simpsons' Kill Off?Alec Baldwin Promises Insanity on New MSNBC ShowHilariously Gross New HBO Trailer
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

FOX
In the wake of our bid-farewell to one iconic television character, we must now brave yet another. And this one might be even tougher — The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean told the Sun News during a recent press conference that one of Springfield's longtime residents would be kicking the bucket in an upcoming episode. But Jean refused to specify who, only dropping a single hint: "The actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character," the producer revealed, which is actually quite a big clue indeed.
Looking at The Simpsons' list of Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy Wins, we're unsurprised to find victories attached to Dan Castanella, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith for Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa, respectively. But of course, The Simpsons is not going to kill off any member of the main family. So we look further at some of the supporting characters who have earned their performers the golden statue:
Rabbi Hyman KrustofskiIn 1992, guest star Jackie Mason earned an Emmy for his hilarious, emotional performance as Krusty the Klown's disapproving father. It makes sense to assume that Hyman Krustofski might be the one to go — he's old, an infrequent player, and would leave Krusty with a powerful story about losing his estranged dad. But there are other options...
Edna KrabappleThroughout her tenure on The Simpsons, Bart's melancholy schoolteacher has been a grossly underappreciated character. In 1992, Marcia Wallace earned an Emmy for her performance as the increasingly apathetic and desperate Edna. She's a probable candidate for the offing, but we'd miss her snide "Ha!"s.
Apu NahasapeemapetilonHank Azaria won an Emmy in 1998 for his performance as Apu. Lately, the role has taken a great deal of fire for the cultural insensitivies associated with his characteristics. Could The Simpsons be taking heed of the public's distaste for the racial stereotypes inhabited by Apu and getting rid of the character altogether?
Sideshow BobIn 2006, recurring guest star Kelsey Grammer finally earned an Emmy nod and win for his unstoppable Simpsons villain Sideshow Bob. Of course, Mr. Terwilliger only appears on occasion, so his absence would probably leave a smaller hole in the series... but damn would we miss this lovable maniac.
Princess PenelopeAnne Hathaway won an Emmy for playing this character in 2010. We'll be honest, we had stopped watching new Simpsons eps long before that, so we're not too sure what she brought to the table. We'd be surprised if this one-off character is the one that Jean was referring to, though.
Of course, Castanella and Azaria have also won Emmys for playing "various characters," so that opens the door quite a bit (everyone from Abe Simpson to Comic Book Guy falls into that category). Who do you think is the most likely to go?
More:First 'Simpsons'/'Family Guy' CrossoverNew HBO Comedy Looks Hilariously Gross'Modern Family' Is Getting a Spin-off
Follow @Michael Arbeiter
//
| Follow @Hollywood_com
//
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

CBS
It's always a little disarming — and more than a little embarrassing, if you're in the company of friends — when a show like How I Met Your Mother makes you tear up. But if in the same half hour of television viewing, you witness hordes of geriatrics swarming like zombies hungry for any mention of Mandy Patinkin and tremble over a heartwarming speech delivered by a woman concerned for her longtime friend's happiness, you've got a pretty good program on your hands. Now, we're likely all in the boat that HIMYM has been running steamless for the past few years. But three episodes in, Season 9 seems to have a little more pep than we've come to expect. Not quite early era pep, but definitely enough to remind us of the show we loved way back when. It's been funnier, livelier, and — as proven by the final moments of this week's ep, "Last Time in New York," even more emotional.
And as has always been the case with How I Met Your Mother, the real meaty emotional moment didn't occur between two lovers. Yes, we feel for Ted when he professes to Robin that he loves her. We're impressed when Robin and Barney showcase their mutual affection despite a ganglion of self-destructive behaviors. But the best, most tearful instances in the show's history have been entirely platonic. I particularly love when Lily, who has grown on me quite a bit since her days of hyper-manipulation, doles out some compassionate advice to her dimwitted chums. In the latest ep, the recipient is Ted, who has vowed to leave New York for good after Robin and Barney tie the knot.
While its present day resonance might pale in comparison to that of days past, what How I Met Your Mother has done consistently well is keep us believing that these people are and should be friends. Ted and Marshall make sense as friends who would have hit it off in college and stayed close throughout the years. Barney is the sort of person who'd attach himself to a guy like Ted and keep his haunches embedded in the marginally cool and intelligent but ostensibly non-threatening, reliable average Joe. And it makes sense that within this beehive of nincompoops, that Lily would serve as confidant for the sadder members of the troupe. Sometimes it's Barney. Occasionally it's Robin. Most often, it's Ted. And thanks to their mutually somber vantage points (a fact that is highlighted in partnership with their tangible bond taking the form of Marshall, the most merry and humanistic of the group by far) and long history together, Ted and Lily have a realistic, meaningful relationship. One that really pays off in moments like the ending of "Last Time in New York."
Lily begins by spelling out all of the reasons she doesn't think Ted should leave, but settles (seeing the misery in the eyes of her friend) on just insisting that he leave on the best terms possible, growing misty herself at the thought of her pal departing with such heartbreak in tow. It's a genuine moment, the likes of which we recall from the earlier seasons, but that is even stronger now thanks to our own extended investment in these people (and nostalgia for their better days).
So sure, How I Met Your Mother might not consistently manage the wit and oomph of its first few years, but it still has shines of the heart we fell in love with way back when we realized this was more than just a goofy show about a guy who liked a girl he met in a bar. Bravo, HIMYM. Bravo, Lily.
More:How Will 'How I Met Your Mother' End?'How I Met Your Mother': The Wedding Season'HIMYM' Season Finale Recap: OH MY GOD, IT'S HER!
Follow @Michael Arbeiter
//
| Follow @Hollywood_com
//
From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)

Cast as the title character as a pre-teen in CBS miniseries "Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke"

Voiced the farmer's daughter in the animated feature "Racing Stripes"

Appeared in NBC miniseries "A Will of Their Own"

Landed recurring role on Fox comedy series "Malcolm in the Middle"

Voiced the character of Kate in the animated feature "Alpha and Omega"

Landed breakthrough role on NBC sci-fi drama "Heroes" as an indestructible high school cheerleader Claire Bennet

Appeared in the drama film "Fireflies in the Garden" as a younger version of Emily Watson's character

Played an elite figure skater opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in "Ice Princess"; recorded the song "I Fly" for the film

Co-starred with Connie Britton as rival country stars on ABC musical drama "Nashville"

Portrayed Lizzie Spaulding on CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light"

Portrayed the gung ho daughter of a football coach in "Remember the Titans"

Joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" (Fox) as the title character's daughter

Recorded a song titled "Try" for the "Bridge to Terabithia" soundtrack

Played the title role in Chris Columbus' "I Love You, Beth Cooper"

Played Tim Allen's daughter in "Joe Somebody"

Summary

Perky, petite and equally at home in earnest drama and mainstream comedy, Hayden Panettiere began her career as a child model and soap opera actress. As a preteen, she worked steadily as a voiceover actor in family films like "A Bug's Life" (1998) and "Dinosaur" (2000) before a recurring role as the long-lost daughter of "Ally McBeal" (Fox, 1997-2002) raised the actress' profile. Her energy and spunky can-do persona made her well cast for competitive teen features like "Ice Princess" (2005) and "Bring it On: All or Nothing" (2006), both of which helped lead to her major career breakthrough as a high school cheerleader endowed with superpowers on the primetime phenomenon, "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-2010). The show brought Panettiere to the attention of worshipful fanboys who had never met a cheerleader they did not like, giving the still young actress the tricky challenge of balancing both the sexy and the innocent as she moved into adulthood. Mainstream film projects like "I Love You, Beth Cooper" (2009) and "Scream 4" (2010) made her a presence on the big screen after the cancellation of "Heroes," although it was her next regular series, "Nashville" (ABC, 2012- ), that brought the young actress even wider exposure. As talented as she was beautiful, Panettiere mined her all-American girl persona to produce Hollywood gold.

Met while appearing together on the NBC series "Heroes"; Dated for a year from 2008-09; No longer together

Education

Name

South Orangetown Middle School

Notes

"I've learned to be a go-with-the-flow girl. If you don't expect anything, you can't set yourself up for failure." – Panettiere to TV Guide magazine, Nov. 20-26, 2006

On Oct. 31, 2007, Panettiere was involved in trying to disrupt the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. The confrontation between Japanese fishermen and five other surfers from Australia and the United States lasted more than ten minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the country. Panettiere later told E! News that an arrest warrant was issued in Japan for her interference in the dolphin hunt.

In November 2007, she was awarded the "Compassion in Action Award" from the animal rights group PETA for her efforts to stop the dolphin hunt in Japan.

On Aug. 11, 2008, Panettiere's father, Alan Panettiere, was arrested for allegedly hitting his wife (and her mother) Lesley when the couple got into an argument after attending a party.